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<x-charset iso-8859-1> I also wanted to add to Jim's flexplate components scraping the engine. When I bought my 3 new bolts (grade 16 ) for my flexplate and added flat washers (also hardened ) under the bolts to releive bolt twist tension and give the bolt a larger ' footprint ' on the stamped flexplate metal, I made sure that nothing was scraping during the torque converter rehursed assembly to the engine. I found my new bolts scraped the case because the heads were thicker and the flat washers added to the height. I had to grind the bolt heads a little and round off the top corners (a grinder in the garage is a very useful thing). I also had to grind my washers on one side so they would lay flat on the flexplate , they were lifting on the side because of the flexplate shape. I 'glued' the washers with sealant before final flexplate install, keeps them in the right position. I know this seemed like overkill but it is good assurance. It is not as much work as it seems. these tranny items, if properly installed should never give you problems for a lifetime. An autotranny should never give you work except fluid replacement, fixing leaks (for 30 years after new seals are installed). I have a 51 Dodge pickup with an autotrannny from 1957 it still works after 3 engines and alot of work . Good maint and detail go a long way. LEON MARTINEZ 1969 SQUAREBACK EFI/AUTO SAN DIRGO AND TIJUANA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>